Morris tribune., 1887-06-01
SHOOTING FOR PRIZES.
COMPETITIVE RIFLE PRACTICE AT
THE NATIONAL DRILL.

The Individual Competitive Drill aa Eater
tanning Feature os~ She Programmc-The
Quecnly Commander of the Lomax Rides
Conduct of the VicEsburg Southrons and
Memphis Zouaves Much Discussed.
WASHINGTON CITY, May 30-The COM
petitive rifle practice in connection with the
national drill was concluded Friday morning.
The men shot over four ranges, 200, 800, 400,
and 600 yards, and the highest possible score
was 200 Following are the scores of the
eight prize winners: Lieut. Pollard, WASH
ington, 173; Capt Chisholm, Maryland, 167;
Private CroSSman Iowa. 1866; Private Maring,
Virginia, 1865; Private Cash, Washington,
l64; Lieut.. Hobart, Michigan, l61; Private
Johnston, Washington, 16l; Private Folk,
Minnesota, 100; Lieut.. Chandler, First Min
nesota, stood tenth in the contest; Private
Parsons indianapolis, seventeenth; Lieut..
Shield, Sixth Illinois, nineteenth; Private
kobler, Sixth Illinois, twenty second; Capt.
RawleS, Second Indiana, twenty-third.
By far the most entertaining feature of the
days pageantry was the individual competi-
tive drill conducted on the country spelling
match principle, which came next after the
battalion competition. The sixty competitors
were selected men, two from each
company AT the very outset the line was
broken by the Judges, who retired eight
men for failure to place their pieces
against their foes at "Order arms" The drill
was exceedingly severe. -Four keen-eyed
army officers were on tho lookout for errors.
Traps and pitfalls were set for the unwary,
and orders came thicker and more abruptly
as the work went on. The excitement rose to
fever heat when only four men were left
standing, to three Of whom the priz IS must
fall. A Be1k1fap rifeman was the first of
these to go down, and the final struggles then
lay between San Antonio ri1eman, a Wash
ington Light infantry man, and a sergeant of
the Louisville legion. The eyes of the judges
detected petty mistakes on the part of the two
latter, and they directed the handsome, erect,
wel-bujtt Texan to step forward as the Win
ner Of the first prize The contest between
the remaining two resulted in giving the sec
Dad prize to the " aShiugtoniau and the third
TO the louisville man. The yiCtofS III the
contest are: Private II. G. STACK, San An
tonic rifles: Charles T. Conrad, Company B.
Washington Light infantry, and Sergt. j. r
Wagner, Company \, Louisville legion
The Lonax rifles and the Toledo cadets
excessively gave exhibition drills. The
Louax rifles wore commanded during por-
ton Of their work by Miss Mary VasS, OF
Mobile, the company'S sponsor, young lady
of queenly form with face of the noblest type
of southern beauty.
The conduct of the Eicksburg Southrons
and the Memphis zouaves in dropping out Of
the procession on wednesday because of col
ored troops participating is a frequent sub
ject OF discussion at Camp Washington and
Friday the Chicago zouaves and the Keck
zouaves joined i'll a protest to the judges of
the drill against the consideration of the drill of
the Mernphians because of their action in that
affair. The protest has been referred to the
captain of the Memphis company for an ex-
PLANTATION.
As the time for delivering the prizes to tn
companies which have competed i'll the ma
tional drill draws near, the friends of the
various organizations grow more and more
impatient The scoring will doubtless be
very close between the Toledo cadets, Lomax
rifles and Belbnap rifles, and friends of each
company claim to be perfectly satisfied that
their favorites have the call up TO this time.